The .ph domain will be a hassle to update (maybe we should just get
that delegated?), but it might be worth switching to a new web host.

I need PHP, MySQL, mail hosting, FTP access, 1 GB storage, and
ImageMagick support. We use less than 1 GB a month. I’d like
shell access. Python and Perl support would be really fun. Ruby would
make me thrilled. I plan to set up a tagged photoblog / photographers’
portfolio.

We’re currently paying ~ USD 8 / month. I’d prefer to keep money in
the Philippines, and most of our traffic comes from the Philippines
anyway. Know of any locally-hosted servers? If not, I’ll probably go
for http://www.site5.com/hosting/comparison.php .

Celine was having terrible problems with her network connection.
Initially I thought it was because Quickbooks couldn’t handle the
cascaded switch configuration, but with packet loss of over 50% and
only two hosts connected to the switch, it didn’t seem to be a
resource problem. The high packet loss meant that Quickbooks was
practically unusable. When I took my laptop down to the lobby for
diagnostics, I couldn’t even ping the server. The tester lit up the
lines in the right order, although one of the cables didn’t have a
working pin 1.

After some poking around, I threw my hands up and crimped one of the
spare cables according to the standards. (Good thing we had spares!)
Lo and behold! It worked! I should leave a wiring diagram in Jun’s
networking toolbox.

Does anyone have a 110 punch tool for terminating wall mounts? I
expected the wall mounts to be self-terminating like the patch panels
in the dorm, but that wasn’t the case. PC Express carries wall mounts,
but not the tool for terminating them—go figure!

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The network tester I bought yesterday was very useful. Celine and Yaya
suddenly lost network connection, and the tester quickly showed me
that both cables going to the first floor had been significantly
damaged. I showed Jun how the network tester tests individual wires.
We think rats might have chewed on the wires. Jun will rewire the
connection going downstairs. I gave him the wall mounts, networking
jacks, cable reel, and network tester: he’s all set to do some major
networking stuff.

Celine didn’t receive some mail Mom sent her, so I confirmed that the
server had plenty of free space and I sent another test message.
However, my mom’s default settings with Globelines didn’t work.

To prevent its mail servers from being used for spam, Globelines
requires users to check their Globelines account before allowing them
to send mail through its servers (POP before SMTP). I didn’t want to
save my mom’s Globelines password on all the computers that needed to
send mail. On 2005.03.03, I installed another network card in ourIntranetServer and configured it to check my mom’s Globelines account
regularly. This worked without a hitch because I had assigned
addresses to keep the two networks separate.

When they plugged the wireless router in, though, the factory defaults
conflicted with my addressing scheme. I suppose she had luckily
managed to avoid those problems for a while. Still, fixing it was
just a matter of sitting down and configuring the router properly. I
set the router password and the wireless security settings as well.

We’re still not done arranging for Mom’s flight to Canada. Argh.
The printer’s annoying, the website’s somewhat frustrating… Mrph.

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Prepared and printed instructions for connecting to the Internet and
configuring one’s mail client. Posted on wall of Internet room.

Discussed network configuration with Jun and networking technician.
They were both pleased at the reduction of work in my proposed star
configuration because adding a switch downstairs means not having to
rip out a cable every time something got broken. While I was out
buying equipment, they laid a new line going downstairs and removed
lines that were not responding. As a result, the hub is less
congested now.

Helped network technician crimp 6 lengths of 3 meter patch cable.
Chatted with him about networking and mentioned that I was planning
to put one of the switches downstairs even though they had fixed the
broken intranet connection already, as I would need another port
anyway. He helpfully installed it, keeping in mind which line was
straighter than the other. Nice person.

(Here’s the fun part.) Overhauled wiring in Internet room by myself.
Removed the DSL router. Connected the 8-port switch with the DSL
router. Arranged the new cables. Successfully browsed.

Panicked when Mac and Kathy couldn’t send mail through Globelines.
Frantically tried to configure mail before giving them a direct
connection to Destiny as a quick workaround.

Successfully sent a test message from Microsoft Entourage using
webmail.glinesnx.com.ph after spending a total of almost an hour on
the phone with Globelines tech support trying various combinations:
with authentication, with SSL, etc.

Configured Mom’s laptop to send mail through Globelines. She
successfully sent mail from her main account, but then got “relaying
denied” errors as her old accounts weren’t configured yet. Finished
configuring her laptop. No complaints so far.